kindred

Etymology

From Middle English kyndrede, alteration (with epenthetic d) of kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English cynrēd, cynrǣden (“kindred, family, generation, posterity, stock, species”), from cynn (“kind, sort, quality, race, family, rank, gender”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”), equivalent to kin + -red. More at kin.

noun

1. (often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
2. (often plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
3. (countable) A grouping of relatives.
4. (uncountable) Blood relationship.
   He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i
5. (uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
6. (countable) One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
   And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred? 1995, Alanis Morissette (lyrics and music), “All I Really Want”, in Jagged Little Pill
7. (countable, Germanic paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
   We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice.[…] 2009, Mark Ludwig Stinson, Heathen Gods: A Collection of Essays Concerning the Folkway of Our People, page 174
   Your chosen kindred or other group is a Venn circle that contains you, but it may not be the same circle as your family. 8 November 2013, Patricia M. Lafayllve, A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru, Llewellyn Worldwide, page 117
   Not all, but many people believe that if you're not in a kindred, then you are not a real Norse Pagan or heathen. 20 May 2019, Theodoric Dukka, A Heathen's Guide: Experiences & Advice On Magic & Spiritworking, page 101

adj

1. Of the same nature, or of similar character.
   1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1. We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;
2. Connected, related, cognate, akin.
   kindred tongues